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    "id": 41108,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "“THAT, the Financial Statement and all the other documents tabled on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 for Fiscal Year 2011/2012 be referred to the Budget Committee.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if they have been referred – and that was not necessary because by operation of law, they stood referred – what can we be debating here other than short-circuiting the route through the back door and beginning to debate upside down? Instead of waiting for the Budget Committee to come, we are setting the terms for the Budget Committee; we are pre-empting the work of the Budget Committee. Finally, the national values as set out in Article 10 of the Constitution are very clear. National Value No.10 (2) (a) is on the need for participation of the people. The people can only participate through the Committees of this House. How can we debate any estimates before referring the matter to the Budget Committee to enable the people of Kenya to put in their views and then at that stage, come to the House and let the Minister then introduce whatever he wants to introduce and we can debate after giving the people of Kenya the opportunity to participate. However, we cannot do so before that. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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